Brazilian billionaire charged in bribery scheme

Brazil's corruption crisis is sparing no one, not even billionaires.

Prosecutors in Brazil on Thursday charged billionaire Joseph Safra with being involved in a scheme to bribe government tax officials.

Although investigators say Safra wasn't directly bribing officials, they allege he approved these payments and was kept informed about them. Prosecutors say that Safra's team allegedly tried to bribe officials with 15.3 million reais ($4.3 million) in 2014.

Safra has not been arrested. A spokesperson for the Safra Group said the allegations against Safra are "unfounded."

Safra created one of Brazil's biggest banks, Safra Bank, and he owns one of London's most well-known buildings, the Gherkin. He's worth about $18 billion, according to Forbes.